Nose-guard for eyeglasses.



Na. 778,234 I PATENTED DEC. 27, 1904.

W. 11. FENNIMORE.

NOSE GUARD FOR EYEGLASSES. APPLIOATION IILED AUG. 8, 1904.

WiTNESSES lNVENTOR UNITED, STATES Patented December 27, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

NOSE-GUARD on" EYEGLASSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 778,234, dated December 27, 1904. Application filed August 8, 1904:. Serial No. 219,840.

To all whom it may concern:

glasses, and has for its primary purpose a nose; Fig. 3, a detail view of the inner prevention of the disengagement of eyeglasses from the nose of the wearer- It is well known that accidental disengagement of the guards is occasioned by a preliminary upward movement of the guard, followed by a forward or tilting movement of the same. This fact has led me to adopt the following novel structure, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of a pair of eyeglasses provided with my novel nose-guard; Fig. 2, a side view of the spring portion of the same, showing in broken lines the inner surface of a guard in contact with a human surface of the guard.

Like reference-letters indicate like parts throughout the views.

In the drawings, a a represent the bows, b b the posts, 0 c the boxes, and (Z the spring, of a pair of eyeglasses. Fixed in each box in the usual manner is-a nose-guard A, comprising' in detail a stem 6, bent inwardly and rearwardly from the box and integral with a body f, inclined in relation to the stem and whose lobes are found especially effective when inclined, as illustrated; but the corrugations may be respectively vertical and horizontal i and attain satisfactorily improved results, or

the corrugations upon one lobe may be omitted without departing from the spirit of my invention. Although the corrugations are illustrated as exactly parallel, they may be irregularly inclined or slightly curved in relation to each other.

It will be seen by reference to Fig. 2 that the corrugations of the upper lobe g resist a forward or tilting movement of the glasses, while the corrugations of the lobe h prevent an upward travel of the eyeglasses, thereby insuring a firm seat upon the nose.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. A guard member for eyeglasses, com prising a body inclined with relation to the stem and having upper and lower extremities terminating in lobes, the upper lobe being provided with parallel continuous unbroken corrugations disposed substantially vertically and the lower lobe provided with substantially parallel continuous unbroken corrugations disposed substantiallyhorizontally, as and-for the purpose specified.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a nose-guard for eyeglasses comprising in a single element, a stem, and a body inclined in relation to said stem, said stem being bent inwardly and rearwardly, and the said body terminating at its upper end in a lobe having substantially parallel unbroken corrugations disposed substantially vertically and the lower portion terminating in a lobe having substantially parallel unbroken continuous corrugations disposed substantially horizontally, whereby a preliminary upward movement followed by a forward or tilting movement is prevented, as set, forth.

In testimony whereof I'have afiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WATSON D. FENNIMORE.

Witnesses:

JNo. W. DAVIS, JNo. R. PHELPS. 

